Nikon 5700 - Manual (Page 115)

Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu
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Measuring Light: Metering
User Sets 1, 2, and 3 offer a choice of four metering
methods. (In User Set A, matrix metering is used).
The following options are available:
Option How it works When to use it
*Can be used with autoexposure lock ( 57) to meter off-center subjects.
Spot*
Meters only area shown
by square in center of the
monitor (
1 /
3 2
of total
frame).
Ensures central subject will be cor-
rectly exposed regardless of back-
ground illumination.
Center-
Weighted*
Use for portraits; adjusts exposure
according to lighting at the center
of the frame, but still preserves
background details.
Spot AF
Area
Camera measures light in
current focus area only.
Useful when you want to use spot
metering with manual or automat-
ic focus-area selection (
112) to
meter an off-center subject.
Meters whole frame; but
central
1 /
4
has an 80%
weighting.
Matrix
Meters 256 areas of frame
producing optimal expo-
sure for whole image.
Best choice in most circumstances.
Spot metering exposure target
Viewing the Current Metering Setting
Current metering method is indicated by icons in the control panel or, moni-
tor or viewfinder.
At a setting of Spot AF Area the
(
) icon is displayed in the control
panel, and the ( ) icon is displayed
in the monitor or viewfinder.